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Antisocial Network: Paintings by Alex Gross

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New paintings that straddle the line between surreal dreamscape and incisive social commentary by Los Angeles-based artist Alex Gross. Some of the paintings reference well-known corporate brands while other works have figures lost in thought, if not distracted by a phone or a VR headset. Although modern technology appears in only about half of the paintings, social networks both real and online could be interpreted as a medium that erodes our connections with one another resulting in isolation, loneliness, and the inability to exist in the present rather than bringing us closer. The result is an intimate portrait of the present-day that shows what the future holds and our relationship to the world around us.